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Freefall Leefall

Who-hoo what a buzz!  Thought I’d better let you know I survived my sky dive this morning.   It was an awesome experience and the biggest rush I’ve ever had.  I got the dvd which I’m gonna chop about a bit and hopefully float a video on the blog of my cheeks flapping lol!

Unfortunately on this campsite we’re being restricted with internet access so we can’t upload pictures to the blog.

Tomorrow we’re getting up early so we’ll have a full day at Australia Zoo which we’re looking forward to.

Feeling Dicky Again

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Hey all just to let you know we have moved down the coast a little way to Coloundra and haved camped in a site we visited before called Dicky Beach.  Tomorrow I am going to jump out of a perfectly operational plane in the search for a buzz! 14,000ft. 

Yesterday whilst at Mooloolaba we visited Underwater World as we orginally planned to visit Steve Urwins Australia Zoo but the early morning rain put us off.  We’re penciled in to go on Monday now instead.

Today at Dicky Beach I got a good stint at body boarding and I’m definately getting the knack of it now.  It’s quite mad to think that it’s winter when the weather and water is gorgeously warm. 

Will keep you updated on the sky dive and will hopefully be able to put a small vid on the blog as I’m paying extra for a dvd of the jump.

Some Vids

Us Enjoying a Noosa Sunset

Nice Fish at Underwater World

Still in noosa

Sorry we haven’t been hot on updating the blog lately.  We’ve got ourselves quite comfortable in the Noosa area and have been at a lovely site for nearly a week now overlooking the Noosa river.   We’ve met a couple from Sheffield who have been travelling longer than us and seemed to have covered a lot more of Australia. It’s been really great to share similar experiences with them…the good and the bad!

With our funds starting to run low soon, we’ll be finding some work to earn some extra dollars . We’re still waiting for Lee’s work tools to be delivered to Terry and Marions house which is why we’re hanging around in this area.  There due anytime soon, but as we keep being told, the Australians rarely adhere to timescales.

Whilst we’re waiting, we plan to go to Steve Urwins Australia Zoo as well as see the Alexandra Headlands.

We’ve still got a lot to do in the area so will probably be hanging around few more weeks.

Back in Queensland

Although we were sad to leave Catty, we’ve got some fantastic memories of our stay.  Sorry we haven’t added any more pictures at this stage, we’ll try another time.  Our cosy little villa in Martinborough was absolutely gorgeous, we felt at home the moment we walked in the door.  We even had the company of a local cat who popped in for a bit of a fuss.  On Sunday last, we hired some push bikes and road around the wine region for some wine tasting.  There are 30 vineyards in Martinborough but we only managed about 6 before heading back to our villa for some caffeine to wake us up a bit.  It was great fun and like we said, we’ve got some great memories so thank you Catty and Rhys for looking after us so well.

We’re back in sunny Australia now and looking foward to planning our next journey up the coast.  Our van looks great, we feel great and the weather is beautiful.

One more picture – wine tasting in Martinborough

Welly Picture’s

   

Give it some Welly Baby!

We’ve arrived safe and sound in Wellington where Catherine and her boyfriend Rhys greeted us at the airport.  It’s really great to see her again, it’s been 13 months since we last saw each other so it was a tad emotional.  We’re staying at Catty’s house and she’s kindly given up her room for us whilst she stays at Rhys’s house, who lives four doors down the road.  We’ve been made to feel really welcome from the other housemates too.  It’s about 12 degrees cooler here in New Zealand which has been a shock to the system so it’s a good job Lee purchased a duty free hoodie at the airport and I’ve packed a few jumpers.

Coincidentally Catty finished her job yesterday so she’s free all week to spend time with us – yay!  There’s lots of cafes, bars and restaurants to be tried and tested and today was a good start.  We’re looking forward to going out for some drinks tonight though I must admit I’m wondering how my summer wardrobe will hold out?

Tomorrow I’m finally visiting the hairdresser after many weeks of bad hair and then we’re ‘doing lunch’ then off to the Te Papa Museum of New Zealand in the afternoon.  We’re particularly looking forward to the four of us travelling to Martinborough in the Wairarapa region which is known for it’s wine.  Catty has booked us a couple of nights accommodation in a cute little cottage close by.

Speak soon, love to you all.

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